shimmer
verb (used without object)
to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
was shimmering
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past progressiveof shimmer.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Everything down there was shimmering, flitting in and out of sight, and suddenly I realized why.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
There’s the tennis court and swimming pool below and then the walls of the Old City, where the golden Dome of the Rock was shimmering in the sunlight.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2017
I was walking down Second Avenue and, suddenly, there it was, shimmering in the late afternoon sun, in the window of Urban Outfitters.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2014
Still, her sound was shimmering, plush and penetrating.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2011
Her evening gown was shimmering midnight blue, draped.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
